Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-03
kilograms to The Star.
AMERICAN FISHERMEN RELEASED
WORK OF THE KENTUCKY EARTHQUAKE.
TREvEIYAN'S PLAN OF HOME RULE,
A TERRIBLE PLAGUE IN CHINA.
An Outline Of the Agreement Reached
At the Celebrated Round Table Con

at the Celebrated Round Table Con.
ference.
Special Cable Dispatch to TIE EVENING STAR
LONDON, August 3-The Pail Mall Gazette pub
fishes to-day long article giving the practical
result OF the round-table conference which has
hitherto been kept quite secret in spite OF all the
wrangles over 1t. am able to give a summary OF
this and can add from personal knowledge that
1t has been submitted to almost all the leaders
ana has received their approval 1t represents
the frreducible minimum, or the least common de-
nominator OF the conflicting parties and outlines
the coming scheme OF hone-rule with an accu-
racy almost amounting to certainty. You Will
notice 1t coinctdes strtk1ngly with the summary OF
Gladstone's home-rule views, which sent you on
December 16, 1885, and which constituted the
first public announcement OF these views made
anywhere In the world The summary is as fol-
lows:
W Concession to Ireland OF one national legisla-
ture with an executive which win represent the
whole island and will have its seat In the capital
2) This is safeguarded as follows: lA) That the
imperial parliament continue to represent the
whole and not part only OF the United Kingdom.
This means the retention OF Irish ministers at
Westminster. (B) That the powers given to any
new local parliament be delegated and not sur
rendered. (Cl That subjects TO be treated by local
subject to revision and cOntrol that is by turning
out the English ministry which refuses 10 veto the
Irish Dill In opposition to majority OF the house
lDo That the administration OF justice shall re-
main with the authority responsible to the i'm
pertal parliament.
THIS WAS THE KNoTTIRsT POINT.
The present Judge Is to be retained for life and
the crown will appoint new ones for fifteen years
The constabulary at first Will continue in the
hands OF the crown. (S) The financial principle
laid down is that the fiscal unity OF the three king
dOmS SO far as relates to customs excise shall be
maintained unimpaired Customs excise will re-
a M f1a Inn al apf
Imperial Officers Will collect and transmit TO the
imperial excheQuer whatever sums are payable in
Ireland under these heads. The fact that Irish
representation will be maintained unimpaired I'm
| the impartial parliament immensely smpllnes the
financial bargain for. instead OF fixing tribute
TO be paid In Ireland OF fixed proportion to the
imperial expenditure which Will not vary in times
OF war or peace 1t is now believed that the proper
tion OF the Irish quota win be fixed at a lower
fraction than that OF One-fifteenth so that IL will
be possible for Ireland to contribute equally with
other parts OF the United Kingdom so far as IL Is
interest at home and abroad.
a. The land question Will be no gigantic pur-
chase scheme. Legislation will be carried out on
lines Indicated by royal commission, leaving it
to the Irish legislature 10 devise such scheme OF
land purchase shall seem IL necessary tt be-
ing clearly understood that the assent OF the i'm
pertal parliament must be obtained to any scheme
for appropriation OF landlords, and such expro-
priatiOn being possible without the imperial guar
! both financially sound as regards the state and
Just with regard to individuals.
Tne + Ss the Which
! seen and practically approved by Morley, Cham
berlain, Parnel Trevei1n, aLabouchere and, be-
| neve, Gladstone himself Its importance may be
gathered from the fact that the greatest pressure
has been brought to bear upon the editor OF the
| Fuu MAJ Gazette TO induce him to suppress IL,
one OF the most distinguished OF the politicians
just mentioned having declared TO the editor that
II he published the above he would never speak To
him on politics again. The editor has postponed it
now for several months but In view of the rapidty
| OF recent events refuses to do SO longer.